# 117-hr-8345: Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

117-hr-8345, Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8345
- Congress: 117
- Title: Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act This bill prohibits an employer from terminating or altering the employer-provided health insurance coverage of an employee during the period that the employer is taking action to lock out, suspend, or otherwise withhold employment from the employee in order to influence the position of such employee or the representative of such employee in collective bargaining prior to a strike. An employer that violates this prohibition is generally subject to a maximum civil penalty of $75,000 for each violation.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8345 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8345)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8345 (as of 2025-11-18).